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Talks one hell of a game now and then, but when it comes down to it, he folds.

All hat, no cattle.

If he had learned to stick to simple principles, perhaps we may have avoided a huge number of pitfalls along the trail these past many years.

Dick Durban?

At least his parents had a bit of foresight when he was christened.

Al Sharpton?

Why would anyone watch anything he is scheduled to appear on? Wonder what Towanda is doing tonight?

Ben Affleck? Seriously?

John McCain? Remember back when he was respected and stood for something? Distant memories. Then he tried to show us that being a RINO (a maverick, was it?) was something that people actually admired? Been a long long time. His star faded long long ago.

John Kyl? Right up there with Lindsey. Lohan or Graham; makes no difference.

You know we are approaching the end times when it comes down to Kirsten Powers making more sense lately than all the rest of the pundits combined.

A depressing lineup indeed. Bill Whittle provided me some much-needed therapy last night… here’s his take on where Republicans and conservatives (and Mitt Romney specifically) have gone wrong. Good stuff:

A depressing lineup indeed. Bill Whittle provided me some much-needed therapy last night… here’s his take on where Republicans and conservatives (and Mitt Romney specifically) have gone wrong. Good stuff:

This is totally off thread but as we went down I95 to Daytona on Friday, there is a huge Caterpillar operation and on the tallest part of the building they had a big sign that said “WE BUILT THIS”. I assume they are as thrilled with the election outcome as the rest of us. /

If you think “good television” means watching Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin agree that we need comprehensive immigration reform as soon as possible, this is your lucky day.

This sentiment, this element, so to speak, in and among the GOP (“we need comprehensive immigrstion reform”) is infected with something: attitudinally, academically, intellectually, perceptually, ethically AND politically.

As to Durbin, he’s always been more eager for more communism than he is and has been for a credible Republic.

I’ve written both my senators that you don’t give citizenship to people who break the law. No answer back yet.

Cindy Munford on November 25, 2012 at 9:06 AM

My two senators are among the Far Left, and Democrats. There’s no point in writing to mine about much of anything except to laud them for their propaganda — even calls to their office to try and express an opinion (mine, as a voter) results immediately in their staffs lecturing me on the latest Democrat Propaganda Points. They’re useless as Senators to my concerns and interests.

And, as to the issue of “comprehensive immigration reform,” something has infected the current CONGRESS — ALL OF THEM — that is driving them to speak nonsense while pursuing devastation for the rest of us. I mean that quite sincerely.

What they’re pursuing is a manipulation of the terms (and why it’s propaganda, because of that): “citizenship” they can claim is not being “granted” BUT they’re “granting” even more than citizenship when the price tags and liabilities assumed by our nation are counted up. So they can excuse themselves, Congress can, claiming they’re NOT issuing citizenship to illegal aliens, they’re “just (name their pony-rap here).

Ever hear ANY of them explain why they “can’t” enforce our laws? Oh, “we can’t deport eleven, twelve million people” — that’s their only excuse, a rationalization that few can argue with because no one can prove it.

Sadly, I have to agree with you. If the Republican Party doesn’t become the conservative party, James Carville’s prediction will be accurate. It is in their hands now, and I doubt they are going to give up any power.

Boy, the “disappearing” conservative voice is really pronounced today. I guess we can watch ultra-squish Bill Kristol blubber “sure, the Tea Party wants to raise taxes,” and “I’m still hoping there’s a chance democracy will flourish in Egypt.” And Flimsy Graham calling for Comprehensive New Democrat Voter Recruitment should be entertaining as well.

A depressing lineup indeed. Bill Whittle provided me some much-needed therapy last night… here’s his take on where Republicans and conservatives (and Mitt Romney specifically) have gone wrong. Good stuff:

What a bunch of elistist, career politician, narcississtic, morons….. no wonder OUR country is sliding backwards with these kind of idiots in power. And the brainless twits that put them there, don’t have a freaking clue.

Any Republican that does not open his or her remarks with a scathing rebuke of the Washington Post should be drummed out of the party for falling asleep on guard. Let’s get some fighters in there instead of the get-alongs.

Bill Whittle is right, conservatism always wins. The Republican Establishment will never back a real conservative.

lea on November 25, 2012 at 9:49 AM

No it doesn’t, that’s the problem. The American people have been given the option and conservatism/traditionalism/free enterprise has been rejected in favor or leftism/socialism/stateism. Whittle still thinks if we just speak the truth and refine our message people will support us via elections. It’s nonsense. Speak the truth about conservatism, I got no problem with it, but don’t be naive enough to think this is our problem when it comes to elections. Whittle is just trying to sell a form of populism that may fire up some people, but it won’t win elections. We’re at the point, I don’t think anything will.

I never voted in a primary for whom the “Republican establishment” told me to vote. I don’t recall anyone in the booth with me except one of my kids.

He is completely correct: with the entire media in the Left’s pocket, we lost by a couple million votes out of over 100m cast. A candidate that could frame the message in terms Whittle used have might generated turnout Romney was not temperamentally capable of generating.

…yep!…the MSM can die!…that includes FOX for the most part…who everyone thinks is some “right wing” news organization…what a joke that JugEars always has to even call out a “fair and balanced” station at every opportunity!…if everyone isn’t wearing knee pads for progressivism!…The present media can die!

…yep!…the MSM can die!…that includes FOX for the most part…who everyone thinks is some “right wing” news organization…what a joke that JugEars always has to even call out a “fair and balanced” station at every opportunity!…if everyone isn’t wearing knee pads for progressivism!…The present media can die!

KOOLAID2 on November 25, 2012 at 11:48 AM

What’s not to like about the Ministry of Disinformation? I hate them too. Well hate is bad. I strongly double unlike them.

When did that happen? They certainly weren’t given that option in the last election. Did you even watch the video?

xblade on November 25, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Yes I watched the video, most you people are still under the delusion that GOP has a message problem. Where’s your evidence? We just got our ass whupped and the mantra from the right is, gosh darn it we just aren’t conservative enough in our message. There’s no truth to that what so ever.

Solution? There’s no more of a solution for us then there is for any other country in the world. This is not the same nation as it was fifty or even twenty-five years ago. What makes you think there’s a solution?

I don’t understand why conservatives and Republicans continue to pander to the MSM. Giving them interviews and appearing on their shows is worse than pointless, it is counter-productive.

I’m not a big Newt fan, but he seems to be the only one who understands that the MSM are our enemies, and has the wit and the courage to go on the attack rather than pretend these scumbags are anything other than enemy propagandists.

I say stop engaging them to the maximum extent possible. Stop appearing on their shows, refuse interviews, just ignore them.

The rest of us need to stop watching their shows, and not just their news shows. Stop patronizing their sponsors. Don’t cry “Boycott!”, JUST IGNORE THEM!

I don’t understand why conservatives and Republicans continue to pander to the MSM. Giving them interviews and appearing on their shows is worse than pointless, it is counter-productive.

I’m not a big Newt fan, but he seems to be the only one who understands that the MSM are our enemies, and has the wit and the courage to go on the attack rather than pretend these scumbags are anything other than enemy propagandists.

I say stop engaging them to the maximum extent possible. Stop appearing on their shows, refuse interviews, just ignore them.

The rest of us need to stop watching their shows, and not just their news shows. Stop patronizing their sponsors. Don’t cry “Boycott!”, JUST IGNORE THEM!

novaculus on November 25, 2012 at 1:06 PM

…look who is always appearing!…the senile Senator…and the blah blah girl from Carolina…unless they are going to contest what propaganda the MSM wants to discuss that week like Newt will do ‘at times’…stay the fluke off these stations…TELL THEM WHAT “YOU” WILL DISCUSS!

Isn’t it time for the the likes of McCain, Graham, Boehner, McConnell be sent packing. They have no courage, are the ultimate crony capitalists, and have absolutely no connection with the Conservative grassroots.

Do you think Obama would mind if we put them under his bus along with all the other political waste from the last 4 yeas?